[PATCH RESEND] net: ath9k: fix use-after-free in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_cb

From: Pavel Skripkin
Date: Wed Sep 22 2021 - 12:42:21 EST


Syzbot reported use-after-free Read in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_cb(). The
problem was in incorrect htc_handle->drv_priv initialization.

Probable call trace which can trigger use-after-free:

ath9k_htc_probe_device()
/* htc_handle->drv_priv = priv; */
ath9k_htc_wait_for_target() <--- Failed
ieee80211_free_hw() <--- priv pointer is freed

<IRQ>
...
ath9k_hif_usb_rx_cb()
ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream()
RX_STAT_INC() <--- htc_handle->drv_priv access

In order to not add fancy protection for drv_priv we can move
htc_handle->drv_priv initialization at the end of the
ath9k_htc_probe_device() and add helper macro to make
all *_STAT_* macros NULL save.

Fixes: fb9987d0f748 ("ath9k_htc: Support for AR9271 chipset.")
Reported-and-tested-by: syzbot+03110230a11411024147@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reported-and-tested-by: syzbot+c6dde1f690b60e0b9fbe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@xxxxxxxxx>
---

Why resend?
No activity on this patch since 8/6/21, Kalle Valo has asked around,
for review and no one claimed it.

Resend changes:
1. Rebased on top of v5.15-rc2
2. Removed clean ups for macros
3. Added 1 more syzbot tag, since this patch has passed 2 syzbot
tests

---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h | 10 +++++-----
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c | 3 ++-
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
index 0a1634238e67..c8cde2e05d77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
@@ -325,11 +325,11 @@ static inline struct ath9k_htc_tx_ctl *HTC_SKB_CB(struct sk_buff *skb)
}

#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC_DEBUGFS
-
-#define TX_STAT_INC(c) (hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.tx_stats.c++)
-#define TX_STAT_ADD(c, a) (hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.tx_stats.c += a)
-#define RX_STAT_INC(c) (hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.skbrx_stats.c++)
-#define RX_STAT_ADD(c, a) (hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.skbrx_stats.c += a)
+#define __STAT_SAVE(expr) (hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv ? (expr) : 0)
+#define TX_STAT_INC(c) __STAT_SAVE(hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.tx_stats.c++)
+#define TX_STAT_ADD(c, a) __STAT_SAVE(hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.tx_stats.c += a)
+#define RX_STAT_INC(c) __STAT_SAVE(hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.skbrx_stats.c++)
+#define RX_STAT_ADD(c, a) __STAT_SAVE(hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.skbrx_stats.c += a)
#define CAB_STAT_INC priv->debug.tx_stats.cab_queued++

#define TX_QSTAT_INC(q) (priv->debug.tx_stats.queue_stats[q]++)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
index ff61ae34ecdf..07ac88fb1c57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
@@ -944,7 +944,6 @@ int ath9k_htc_probe_device(struct htc_target *htc_handle, struct device *dev,
priv->hw = hw;
priv->htc = htc_handle;
priv->dev = dev;
- htc_handle->drv_priv = priv;
SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, priv->dev);

ret = ath9k_htc_wait_for_target(priv);
@@ -965,6 +964,8 @@ int ath9k_htc_probe_device(struct htc_target *htc_handle, struct device *dev,
if (ret)
goto err_init;

+ htc_handle->drv_priv = priv;
+
return 0;

err_init:
--
2.33.0